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Definition of reverence in English:

reverence

noun

‘These words reflect the great reverence, respect and love that the Prophet always showed towards animals.’

‘The zombie genre is one rich in history and it takes a person with honor and reverence for that genre to pull off a good zombie flick.’

‘All of this solemnity had the effect of devitalizing Potter's work, prematurely shrouding it with all the cobwebs of respectability and reverence.’

‘Punchithaya's tryst with art stems from his admiration and deep reverence for Nature.’

‘In fact walkers are indeed kindred spirits - sharing a deep respect and reverence for the landscape, culture and heritage of the area.’

‘That is because it is a part of our mourning for the oldest of sons to have his head shaved in reverence to a dead parent.’

‘Let man only approach his own self with a deep respect, even reverence for all that the creative soul, the God-mystery within us, puts forth.’

‘When the classical culture invaded Egypt, they sought to capture the deep reverence afforded to Thoth and amalgamated his characteristics into their own god Hermes.’

‘The woman's presence drew reverence from deep within Portia's soul, though Portia was unaware of the connecting path between their hearts.’

‘He will be remembered with deep affection and reverence by the countless numbers of people whose lives he touched and influenced.’

‘Respect, honour and reverence for the Lord are the beginning of wisdom; those who act accordingly have a good understanding.’

‘Respect and reverence for all religious and philosophical traditions is at the heart of democratic civil society which makes student newspapers possible.’

‘We faithfully attend churches and other religious services, giving reverence and love to the One who called us into being.’

‘They were able to persuade people that Stonehenge should be a place of reverence and respect, and to deal with the tiny group of people who felt compelled to climb up the stones without creating a riot.’

‘That's why many view the law of the river with nearly biblical reverence.’

‘Our folklore and arts and crafts reflect our love and reverence for the animal world.’

‘I do not know whence come this respect and this reverence.’

‘The overall appearance of the sculpture is one of elegance and reverence reflecting the dignity of the memorial.’

‘‘Silent Running’ is the grandfather of modern science fiction/fantasy films, and Universal has honored it with respect and reverence.’

1.2His/Your ReverenceA title or form of address to a member of the clergy, especially a priest in Ireland.

‘I regret, Your Reverence, that I cannot come to meet you’

‘Come hear what his Reverence rises to say, in his painted pulpit, this calm Sabbath day.’

‘An anonymous letter was later received by Jim Gahan, declaring his daughter's death served him right because of what he had been saying about ‘His Reverence.’’

‘I wrote a long letter to your reverence after your religious profession.’

‘Your reverence, I saw four pure black bulls who came from the four directions to fight in the palace courtyard.’

‘If you want to be more polite you could use His Reverence.’

verb

[with object]

Regard or treat with deep respect.

‘the many divine beings reverenced by Hindu tradition’

‘The music makes abundantly clear how much he learnt from his ‘ancient, & much reverenced Master’, William Byrd.’

‘Walter Bagehot famously warned in 1867 that ‘above all things our royalty is to be reverenced, and if you poke about it you cannot reverence it.’’

‘Figures who dismiss argument - like the Pythagoreans, who reverence their Master and want only to treasure his words - are always seen as philosophically marginal.’

‘In this temple dwells Jupiter: let its ruler convince you that it is to be reverenced.’

‘His enthusiasm and commanding personality enabled him to influence greatly the work of many of his juniors, so that they came to reverence him as the founder of their careers.’

‘We do not know how earliest settlers viewed the forests, but the Celts deeply reverenced trees; indeed, the word ‘Druid’ is related to that for ‘oak.’’

‘And there's something very wonderful and God-like about that unfolding that makes me want to reverence it.’

‘The human body should be reverenced as a holy place would be.’

‘Therefore we reverence the Scriptures and assign them pride of place in our worship and teaching.’

‘All these noble qualities are to be reverenced and loved, no doubt, but what entitles them to be called beautiful?’

‘She is greatly reverenced by jewel smiths, who see their art as an attempt to capture the beauty of her heavens in the work of their hands, but generally has little to do with mortals.’

‘Cultural strain remains greatest in Japan, where concepts of brain death remain unacceptable to many people and traditional attitudes to death reverence the body and its transformation into a new ancestor.’

‘Baptist spirituality takes to heart the divine command to honor father and mother, and to reverence gray hairs.’

‘Masonry reverences all the great reformers.’

‘Even when they appear to uphold religious traditions, in their hearts, heterodox rabbis, he claims, do not reverence the name of God they pretend to bless.’

‘Her family had reverenced the House of Guru Nanak since the days of the Sixth Guru, and her son, Kanwar Ram Singh, now attended upon the holy guest.’

‘The word gives the picture of a believer treating the Lord's Supper as a common meal, not reverencing the symbolic meaning and spiritual impact it is intended to make upon his soul and spirit.’

‘In Spain, the dance is done to reverence the Blessed Sacrament, a consecrated wafer used in Communion.’

‘Instead of being regarded with panic or horror, these relics are reverenced.’

‘Only this is to be reverenced in the rational being, that he feels and acts as a member of a transcendental realm, while recognizing that he can know only the world of nature.’

revere, respect, admire, think highly of, have a high opinion of, hold in high regard, esteem, hold in esteem, hold in high esteem, think much of, approve of, appreciate, cherish, value, set store by, set great store by, prize, treasure, look up to